Section 600.8525 – Practice of Law Prohibited.
600.8525 Practice of law prohibited. Sec. 8525. An attorney at law who is a magistrate shall be prohibited from the practice of law in the district court for the district in which the attorney serves. A person who is appointed as a magistrate in the thirty-sixth district shall not engage in the practice of law […]
Section 600.8535 – Disposition of Fines and Costs.
600.8535 Disposition of fines and costs. Sec. 8535. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), district court magistrates shall pay all fines and costs received by them to the clerk of the district court on or before the last day of the month following receipt of those funds, which shall be allocated as provided in […]
Section 600.8541 – Superintending Control of District Judge; Limitation; Functions and Duties of District Judge in Chambers.
600.8541 Superintending control of district judge; limitation; functions and duties of district judge in chambers. Sec. 8541. (1) The judges of the district court shall exercise superintending control over all magistrates within their districts. A district judge may not extend the jurisdiction of a district court magistrate beyond the jurisdiction expressly provided by law. (2) […]
Section 600.8501 – District Court Magistrates; Number; Appointment; Approval; Qualifications; Thirty-Sixth District.
600.8501 District court magistrates; number; appointment; approval; qualifications; thirty-sixth district. Sec. 8501. (1) In a county that elects by itself fewer than 2 district judges, the county board of commissioners shall provide for 1 district court magistrate. In all other counties in districts of the first and second class, the county board of commissioners shall […]
Section 600.8503 – District Court of First or Second Class; Clerk or Deputy Clerk as Magistrate.
600.8503 District court of first or second class; clerk or deputy clerk as magistrate. Sec. 8503. Subject to the provisions of section 8501, the judges of the district court within a district of the first or second class may appoint a clerk or deputy clerk as a magistrate to perform the duties and exercise the […]
Section 600.8507 – Magistrates; Qualifications; Term; Oath; Bond; Temporarily Absent or Incapacitated Magistrate; Ordering Temporary Service of Magistrate of Another County; Reimbursement; Service of Magistrate in Another County; Service of Magistrate Pursuant to Multiple District Plan.
600.8507 Magistrates; qualifications; term; oath; bond; temporarily absent or incapacitated magistrate; ordering temporary service of magistrate of another county; reimbursement; service of magistrate in another county; service of magistrate pursuant to multiple district plan. Sec. 8507. (1) Magistrates shall be registered electors in the county in which they are appointed. All magistrates appointed shall serve […]
Section 600.8509 – Repealed. 1969, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969.
600.8509 Repealed. 1969, Act 333, Imd. Eff. Nov. 4, 1969. Compiler’s Notes: The repealed section pertained to magistrates; jurisdiction and duties.
Section 600.8511 – District Court Magistrate; Jurisdiction and Duties.
600.8511 District court magistrate; jurisdiction and duties. Sec. 8511. A district court magistrate has the following jurisdiction and duties: (a) To arraign and sentence upon pleas of guilty or nolo contendere for violations of the following acts or parts of acts, or a local ordinance substantially corresponding to these acts or parts of acts, when […]